The best wines of Banyuls

Discover the best wines of Banyuls of Languedoc-Roussillon as well as the best winemakers of Banyuls and estates of Banyuls to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Banyuls and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Banyuls by region

Looking for a good wine of Banyuls of Languedoc-Roussillon among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Banyuls. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Banyuls with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Banyuls

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Banyuls

Red wines from the region of Banyuls go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of baeckeoffe, capellini with vegetables or cocotte chicken roulades.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Banyuls

On the nose the red wine of the region of Banyuls. often reveals types of flavors of dried fruit. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Banyuls. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Banyuls

  • 2010With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Banyuls

  • Grenache
  • Carignan
  • Mourvedre
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cariñena
  • Grenache Gris

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Banyuls

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Discovering the wine region of Banyuls

Banyuls wines come from the South-eastern Part of Roussillon, in the south of France, in the lower Pyrenees, a few kilometres from the Spanish border. These naturally Sweet wines are consumed both as an aperitif and as a dessert. They come in a wide range of hues, from GoldenGreen (Banyuls Blanc) to Amber (Banyuls Ambré) to the intense garnet of the standard Banyuls Rouge. Unusually among the natural sweet wines of France, all Banyuls wines are made primarily from Grenache grapes of various colors.

Muscat grapes (the mainstay of southern French sweet wines) are allowed, but only in very small proportions. Dark-skinned Grenache Noir is by far the dominant and preferred variety in Banyuls - it must make up at least 50% of the blend for red Banyuls (75% for Grand Cru wines). Pink-skinned Grenache Gris comes next, followed by Grenache Blanc and a host of other southern French varieties, including Mourvèdre, Carignan, Macabeu and Tourbat. As a sweet red wine made from Grenache, Banyuls is comparable to Maury, from the northern Roussillon, and Rasteau, from the southern Rhone Valley.

Great white wines of Banyuls

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Banyuls

White wines from the region of Banyuls go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of ham and cheese macaroni gratin, quiche without eggs or pancake batter.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Banyuls

On the nose the white wine of the region of Banyuls. often reveals types of flavors of orange, citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Banyuls. is a powerful.

The best vintages in white wine of Banyuls

  • 2016With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Banyuls

  • Grenache Blanc
  • Vermentino
  • Grenache Gris
  • Roussanne
  • Garganega
  • Grenache

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Banyuls

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Discover the grape variety: Roussanne

Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

Great sparkling wines of Banyuls

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Banyuls

Sparkling wines from the region of Banyuls go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or poultry such as recipes of salmon steak on a bed of leeks, mussels carbonara or chicken fillets with mustard and cream.

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Banyuls

  • Grenache Blanc
  • Macabeo

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Banyuls

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The word of the wine: Hautain (en)

Pruning of the vine in height.

Great pink wines of Banyuls

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Banyuls

Pink wines from the region of Banyuls go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or pasta such as recipes of autumn leaves, walnut and roquefort tart or chicken wok with chinese noodles.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Banyuls

In the mouth the pink wine of the region of Banyuls. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in pink wine of Banyuls

  • 2014With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.30/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Banyuls

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Grenache Gris
  • Carignan

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Banyuls

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Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Great sweet wines of Banyuls

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Banyuls

Sweet wines from the region of Banyuls go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of spaghetti with beef balls, silvia's quick wolf fillet or burgers with duck confit.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Banyuls

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Banyuls. often reveals types of flavors of coffee, red fruit or dark fruit and sometimes also flavors of cinnamon, jam or black cherries.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Banyuls

  • 2010With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.08/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Banyuls

  • Grenache
  • Carignan
  • Grenache Gris
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre
  • Grenache Blanc

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Banyuls

A wine route planned in the region of Banyuls? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Banyuls.

The word of the wine: Water stress

Lack of water. Water stress blocks the vegetative cycle of the vine, which uses all available resources to maintain the integrity of the plant, thus blocking the ripening process of the grapes.

Great natural sweet wines of Banyuls

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Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Banyuls

Natural sweet wines from the region of Banyuls go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or spicy food such as recipes of cabri en colombo with creole sauce, croque monsieur with chopped steak or monkfish with curry.

Organoleptic analysis of natural-sweet wine of Banyuls

On the nose the natural sweet wine of the region of Banyuls. often reveals types of flavors of cream, black currant or orange peel and sometimes also flavors of baking spice, red fruit or black fruit.

The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Banyuls

  • 1965With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1952With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1991With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1988With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1950With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.35/5

The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Banyuls

  • Grenache
  • Carignan
  • Grenache Gris
  • Grenache Blanc

The best wineries and winemakers for natural-sweet wine of Banyuls

A wine route planned in the region of Banyuls? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best natural-sweet wine of Banyuls.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News from the vineyard of Banyuls

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